Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award

Correct Answer

Dhondo Keshav Karve

More Questions on Maharashtra

  • Q. What is the IATA of Pune International Airport?
    A)PIA
    B)PUN
    C)PUNI
    D)PNQ
    Answer: PNQ
  • Q. What is the official name of Bandra-Worli Sea Link?
    A)Indira Gandhi Sea Link
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru Sea Link
    C)Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
    D)Babasaheb Ambedkar Sea Link
    Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
  • Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
    A)Chandrapur
    B)Thane
    C)Nagpur
    D)Aurangabad
    Answer: Thane
  • Q. What is the ambit of Shravan Bal Seva Rajya Nivruttivetan Yojana of Maharashtra?
    A)Medicines
    B)Insurance
    C)Pension
    D)Free Food Grains
    Answer: Pension
  • Q. Who started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra
    A)Vishnudas Bhave
    B)Parashram Dev
    C)Ram Joshi
    D)Gopal Dev
    Answer: Vishnudas Bhave
  • Q. In which year the construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was completed
    A)1892
    B)1898
    C)1888
    D)1903
    Answer: 1888
  • Q. Which city is known as the Cultural Hub of Maharashtra?
    A)Thane
    B)Nashik
    C)Pune
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Pune
  • Q. For which novel Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wins the Jnanpith Award in the year 1974
    A)Don Dhruwa
    B)Pahile Prem
    C)Yayati
    D)Amrutawel
    Answer: Yayati
  • Q. At which of the following places in Maharashtra is the Takht Shri Hazur Sahib located (one of the 5 important seats of Sikh authority)?
    A)Pune
    B)Nagpur
    C)Aurangabad
    D)Nanded
    Answer: Nanded
  • Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
    A)1995
    B)1996
    C)1994
    D)1997
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. What is the former name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport?
    A)J. R. D. Tata International Airport
    B)Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
    C)Bombay International Airport
    D)Sahar International Airport
    Answer: Sahar International Airport
  • Q. In which city is Deekshabhoomi located?
    A)Nagpur City
    B)Navi Mumbai
    C)Panvel
    D)Bhiwandi
    Answer: Nagpur City
  • Q. Which one is recognised as state tree in Maharashtra
    A)Jackfruit Tree
    B)Neem Tree
    C)Banyan Tree
    D)Mango Tree
    Answer: Mango Tree
  • Q. Which is the first Marathi Film, that is recognized as the first feature-length Indian film?
    A)Tilak's Week
    B)Lanka Dahan
    C)Kaliya Mardan Dadasaheb
    D)Shree Pundalik
    Answer: Shree Pundalik
  • Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
    A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
    B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
    C)Abasaheb Garware
    D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
    Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
  • Q. The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?
    A)Kamgar
    B)Lipik
    C)Varkari
    D)None of these
    Answer: Varkari
  • Q. Which one newspaper served as an outlet for Jotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj society
    A)Jaganmitra
    B)Deenbandhu
    C)Prabhakar
    D)Vartaman Dipika
    Answer: Deenbandhu
  • Q. As a independent state Maharashtra came into existence on-
    A)1st June, 1959
    B)1st May, 1987
    C)1st May, 1960
    D)1st May, 1988
    Answer: 1st May, 1960
  • Q. Which is the second-longest Indian river after the Ganga?
    A)Godavari River
    B)Krishna River
    C)Narmada River
    D)Indravati River
    Answer: Godavari River
  • Q. Which King was described as “one of the four great kings of the world” by Arab traveller Sulaiman al Mahri
    A)Govinda II
    B)Amoghavarsha
    C)Krishna II
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha

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